A retreat with the top Latina bloggers

LATINOS IN SOCIAL MEDIA (LATISM) SALUTES MARIANA PEREZ AS ONE OF TOP LATINA BLOGGERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY As part of the recognition, Mariana will attend first-ever retreat in Washington, DC WASHINGTON, DC (May 17, 2012) – Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) has recognized Mariana Perez as one of the 2012 Top Latina Bloggers in [...]

Counting down to Disney

Disney castle

We’re going to Disney! Again. I don’t know how it happened, but for the third year in a row, I’m taking my family to the Social Media Moms Celebration at Walt Disney World. As much as I want to, I haven’t told the girls yet. If I tell them too early, they bug me every.single.day. [...]

Happy Halloween! **freebies**

Enjoy this video that features my daughters & our dog.   Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab! APPS There are many free Halloween apps, and a handful of quality apps that are on sale this week. We’ve amassed a great collection of holiday apps in the past couple of years. A few days after Halloween, [...]

Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving

If you drive buzzed on Halloween, your evening could turn into a real nightmare. Halloween is fun, yes, but it is often one of the deadliest nights of the year due to the number of impaired drivers on the streets. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2009, 48 percent of all [...]

East Coast Earthquake

I was sitting on my computer at my dining room table this afternoon, when I felt a rumble. I stood up and looked through the front window, seeing a guy on a ride-on lawn mower in the yard across the street. It sure was loud, but could I really feel that way over here? Then [...]

Stars On Ice

Taking photos of ice skaters with no flash in a dark arena is HARD. I got a few decent ones, though. Joannie Rochette Sasha Cohen Evan Lysacek Ekaterina Gordeeva For more Wordless (or Wordful) Wednesday, visit: 5 Minutes for Mom ~ Latina on a Mission ~ Mom of 3 Girls New York Chica ~ Run [...]

Photos from the Red Dress fashion show

Wednesday was crazy. One minute I was getting Maya ready for school, and the next, I was on my way to New York for The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection fashion show. Not only did I have a seat for this celeb-studded event, but I also had red carpet access! The show itself was amazing [...]

Happy New Year!

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I’ll be offline tomorrow. Taking some time to celebrate the last day of the year with friends and family. So I just wanted to go ahead and wish everyone a… Happy New Year! Here’s to a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2011! Image above created at: http://www.makesweet.com/mixer/my-new-year-2011

First ‘letter’ to Santa

In case you can’t read my daughter’s beautiful handwriting… Santa please bring me: 1. Globe 2. iXL games 3. Leapster games 4. Dollhouse 5. Barbie 6. Doctor’s kit 7. Tag books I think I’m a good girl because: 8. I like to share 9. I’m nice 10. I’m a good sister 11. I do good [...]

Disney on my mind…

Disney castle

I took that photo of Maura late last night. Donald always sits at the foot of her bed, but she felt the need to hug him because, like me, she had Disney on her mind. Yesterday I found out that we’ll be going to the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration at Walt Disney World next [...]

Thanksgiving dinner – advice from my readers

Before you start cooking your bird tomorrow… did you read my turkey safety tips? The winner of the roasting pan was Susi – hope she gets some use out of it! Her advice: “We invite people that we love and want to spend time with, don’t stress about whether everything is perfect and celebrate what [...]

What I’m thankful for…

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